In Malaysia, there are fourteen states in a federation. Article 4(1) state that the constitution is the supreme law of the federation. Malaysia follows the Westminster model of government. There is little significant legislation such as the common use of Emergency powers under Article 150 of the Constitution and the Internal Security Act 1960 has led to the erosion of civil liberties and suppression of public debates on major social issues. Several significant legislations such as the regular use of Emergency powers under Article 150 of the Constitution and the Internal Security Act 1960 has led to the destruction of civil liberties and suppression of public debates on major social issues. These laws bring a closer examination to a better understanding of its impact on the constitutional government in Malaysia. In 1988, a full bench of five in the Supreme Court (a Federal Court then) had occasion to consider Article 3 for the sentence of mandatory death for drug trafficking and possession of firearms. It was contended on behalf of the accused that the religion of the federation which is Islam, as declared in the Federal Constitution, …show more content…
In effect, it has given the executive and legislature unlimited power without any effective checks and balance. This defeat the original intention of the framers of the constitution has for Malaysia before independence was achieved. As for example, a significant provision that has been exercised is the Emergency powers. Under Article 150 of the Constitution[ Federal Constitution, Art 150], once a state of the emergency is declared, the executive may invoke powers to override constitutional provisions. This article allows a proclamation of emergency in situation where there is a threat on the security, public life or public order in the country. The British administration declared the first state of emergency in 1948 during the communist insurgency
The Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government
The Constitution of the United States created in 1787 provided the framework for an egalitarian society where every free white male had equal representation and therefore promoted social happiness. However, in 1787 there were many groups of people in the newly formed United States of America that were not addressed, or even disenfranchised by the new Constitution. This included slaves, free women, and American Indians. Whereas free white males had their liberties fully expressed by the constitution including fair and equal representation, social happiness should include every group within the United States as every person in the States should have a say in government.
The Constitution guards against tyranny by using multiple Constitutional devices such as the separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism and bicameralism. The importance of this study is to show the success of the Constitution and to show how the United States of America has used the Constitution, without much complication for over 230 years. The Constitution is used in protecting the state's rights and the rights of the citizens of those states. The benefit of the government in the United States is the active guard against tyranny that was introduced over 230 years ago. The Constitution of the United States of America in fact protects Americans rights and guards against
Constitution DBQ Around the time of the ratification of the American Constitution, there were some American citizens that wanted the government to have more power, and there were others that thought the people should be in control of the government. These two groups called themselves Federalists and Anti-Federalists. The Federalists wanted more government power, and the Anti-Federalists did not.
The Constitution still protects its citizes on several accounts, including through democracy and power distribution, nevertheless failing in premitting the President to wield all powers during a national emergency. As for the future, the Constitution will continue to be amended to protect the citizens to the best of its ability from tyrants and their dictatorial
The early modern world period was from the 15th century to the 18th century. The majority of the population lived in rural cities. Life expectancy was not very long, and the lifespan was twenty-five years old. Diseases, famine, lack of medication, and improper sanitation contributed to the low life expectancy. Diet of the wealthy class consisted of bread, meat, and wine however the lower class’s diet consisted of fruits and vegetable.
If a constitution provides for the unlimited exercise of political power, it would not be the basis of a constitutional government. In a constitutional government, the controls of the government are limited and
Communism was finally starting to come close to an end on its own, so there was no need for the United States to be involved to stop it, but the United States went to war
This is because it gives the government the power to raise and keep an army during peacetime. I’m concerned because if the people do potentially become a threat due to the the Constitution, by rebelling, the government could use the army to suppress the people. The Constitution give the government the power to tax citizens. The national government’s laws are superior to the laws made by the states due to the supremacy clause, and it will only be a matter of time until the state governments are destroyed. The proper and necessary clause in the Constitution is too general, and is dangerous due to the fact that it doesn't list all the powers of government in order to put clear limits on them.
When the government detected a threat, it acted swiftly as to prevent a bloody war that would destroy the world. The governments put in place in Guatemala, Chile, Iran, and South Vietnam were supposed to prevent the spread of the Soviet Union forces and therefore, protect the United States as a
It outlines a plan of government and provides the structure and functioning of the institutions of governments. Constitutions are expressions of popular sovereignty between the government and the governed. It specifies the powers and limitation of power of the government, as well as the right and privileges of citizens that cannot be affected by the government. Also it specified how citizens are allowed to participate in democratic decision making processes that determines public policies. In some ways, Texas Constitution executes these functions well.
In defiance, Joseph Stalin established the so-called Iron Curtain. A metaphor which not only describes physical border between the two blocs, the West led by the United States and the East led by the Soviet Union, but also the ideological separation. In this respect, Winston Churchill, in a speech in Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, declared, ‘From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the [European] Continent.’ These words officially marked the beginning of the Cold War. This struggle, known as the Cold War, lasted from about 1946 to 1991, beginning with the second Red Scare and ending with the August Coup when the Soviet Union
During the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis took place. It was when two superpowers were close to causing a nuclear war. Its main origin was when the United States invaded Cuba, on April 10, 1961; which is also known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. After the invasion, previous Prime Minister; Fidel Castro of Cuba, was ‘paranoid’ because he felt like America was planning another attack. So in order to protect his nation, he sought military and economic help from the Soviet Union.
The government must extend the length of “perhatian” in Malaysia to five year instead two
Malaysian judiciary refers to the Malaysian court system. It is an independent body separate from the legislative and executive arms of government. The role of courts is to ensure the law and order are followed, that justice is done, and criminals are punished. The head of the judiciary is the Chief Justice.